ARLINGTON (WEST HARTFORD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09026677 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees300200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-16
    ➕
    COOK, Dean appointed
    director
  8. 2024-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-08-31
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-05-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARLINGTON (WEST HARTFORD) LIMITED
  19. 2014-05-07
    ➕
    COOK, Julie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-05-07
    ➕
    COOK, Allan appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-07
    ➕
    COOK, Nicola appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COOK, Dean (same surname) appointed 2024-10-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Arlington Holding Group Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Arlington Holding Group Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARLINGTON (WEST HARTFORD) LIMITED
This company · 09026677

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arlington Holding Group Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/09/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Nicola Cookceased 24/09/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Allan Cookceased 24/09/2025· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

No.4 Durhamgate
Spennymoor
Durham
DL16 6FY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

COOK, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-07
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Active
COOK, Allan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-05-07
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Active
COOK, Dean→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-10-16
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Active
COOK, Nicola→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-08